However, Mark and I were able to proceed a tad ahead of schedule, meaning the Cookbook is now available:

Despite being early, the quality of the book is as high, if not higher, than previous versions as this book is a genuine collaboration between Mark and I. By splitting the work in this way, we were each able to focus on particular areas in which we had strengths.

We also received good feedback, to guide improvements, from fellow MVPS Leslie Vail and Jivtesh Singh.